Milwaukee 2590-20 M12 12V Cordless Lithium-Ion Radio

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I have had this radio a few years, but probably only have a few months of use. My first power cord failed with very little use on the jobsite. I didn't use it for some time. I took it into a Milwaukee service center locally, a motor repair shop. The guy there was extremely rude and said it would not be covered. So I gave up and then mentioned it to a product rep. He offered to send me a complete radio kit, but I declined and accepted only the power/transformer. After jus a few uses, it did the same thing. The transformer is so heavy, the strain relief is not strong enough. So the bare wire pulls out, creating a short. Fortunately, it did not fry my $300 ipod touch. If they would correct the transformer problem, they would have a very good product.

I like having music on the job. The size of this radio is just right. I have 12v batteries and they work well. The sound of the radio is good and loud enough. It tunes the local radio stations well. I like to plug in my phone and listen to just music off of it. I should have just bought a new one. I expected signs of use but this has a big crack in the top of the case and some of the antenna coating is coming off. I don't think this one should have been "refurbished" then re sold.

I have 2 of the Bosch contractor radio, I hate them. I like the CD part. Other than that they won't even get any of our local stations in my Metal skin cabinetshop. They will recharge the batteries though, but the radio part sucks. I have contacted them in the past about the poor antena but they have done nothing even to their new unit on the market. I am in the process of changing all my drills and cutting tools to the Milwaukee brand. It would be nice to have this radio ba able to recharge the battery when pluged into AC.

I'm a carpenter. Bought this for my employer as a Xmas present. Lasted less then a year. When working we loved it. Then after 4 months it got knocked off a saw horse and cracked the display. Replacing the display costs more than the radio. Even though we had to tune by guess work we still loved it. Then the wall adapter wires broke. Try finding a replacement adapter. So for a work shop or somewhere the radio won't be moved around this is a great radio. For someone in the field, look for another brand.

Just nice to have a AM-FM and iPod portable device to have around. With 5 M12 batteries do not need to plug the transfromer in. Too bad it did not have a charging circuit to charge the M12 battery to help run my Milwaukee tools. Just means I need to keep the charger around. The battery has yet to fully discharge. The speakers are great,clear and clean. Volume is good and the pre-select station selector works great.

Good reception, good volume, battery life is OK maybe 4-5 hours at most. Best feature is it's portability and the fact it doesn't take much room in the storage bins on the truck. I can drag it through crawl spaces in a work tray without much problem.

I have not been disappointed with any of my M12 tool purchases. This radio is no different. I purchased this due to its size, and convenience. But in large part, because I did not have a portable, battery powered radio. Our home has many iPods, iPads, and iPhones, but no battery powered radio in the event of severe weather. This radio looks and sounds great!

Im an electrician and because of loud radio's they've been banned on most jobsites, but this little radio with it's great sound has been allowed. I love it's little size and you can turn it pretty loud when the situation allows. I bought the recon and with an exception of the cardboard box it came in from the factory everything was there even the batteries for the memory.The condition is just like new and there was a review where the person said it's display was cracked and it must have happened in transit because this baby is spotless and i love having it with me every day. CPO was promped getting it to me and it has same as new warranty and i will be buying more from them and i will always see if a recon is available, you can spend more on new just to get a milwaukee box but me i'll keep the money,enjoy your box i love my radio....Greg..West Covina CA

Yea, this radio probably won't stand up to rough construction environments, but we use it around the yard, in the shops where we want to hear some tunes. Sounds great, handy to grab and use and if it does go dead, I have plenty of Milwalkee tools that use the same battery. My wife liked it so much, I had to buy another so I had one to use.

Nothing bad to say about this little gem. It won't blow your hair back but the sound is loud enough for in the yard and sounds great for such a little radio. Run time is good with the bigger 12v battery.

Use in my shop and on the job. Tough have knocked over several times and it keeps on playing, not missing a note. Very pleased with purchase, just have to watch others tads that they don't change channel.

Use this around the house. Can use with cell phone but must use plug, not bluetooth compatible. I have a small Bluetooth adapter that works with this unit and cell phone. Love the sound, nice bass and treble. The 12 Volt battery seems to have a long life, haven't had to recharge the battery since I started using it about a week ago.

This radio plays loader than you would guess. There are many videos of it being dropped and surviving. It seems rugged but I'm not going to test it. Reception is decent. I wish it incorporated a USB port for charging devices. Unfortunately the first one I got had 2 buttons that didn't work. Tyler Tools replaced it and covered return shipping on the broken one. Otherwise it would get 4 stars.

Everything about this radio works great except the radio. If you connect a separate device or play music it's pretty good. With the exception the battery life is aweful.

If you are like me however and like to actually use the radio tuner, don't buy. The reception quality is probably the worst I have ever had on any radio. I do live in a rural area but consistently this radio will find no stations and others will find a handful.

Ive had this radio for about 4 years and every now and then the volume freezes and it wont move. sometimes ill plug a I phone into it and it unfreezes. now it wont unfreeze anymore. is there something I can do???

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